The heady days of "Linsanity" are fading further from New York fans' memories after the Knicks slumped to their sixth straight defeat with a 104-99 loss to the NBA-best Chicago Bulls on Monday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended Dow Chemical's sponsorship of the Olympic Games in the face of Indian anger over the company's link to a deadly gas leak in Bhopal in 1984.
The London Olympic and Paralympic Games look set to take place against the backdrop of water restrictions, it was revealed on Monday.
Ricardo Teixeira, the controversial head of the Brazilian Football Confederation and the man charged with organizing the 2014 World Cup, quit on Monday following a string of corruption scandals.
US Open champion Sam Stosur made a premature exit at the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Monday while second seed Maria Sharapova advanced in straight sets.
'Watch out London - the Americans are coming' was the message after the US team recorded their best showing at the world indoor championships with 10 gold medals in Istanbul.
US Open champion Sam Stosur of Australia made a premature exit at the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a see-sawing 6-1 6-7 7-6 loss to Russian Nadia Petrova in the third round on Monday.
Chinese tennis star Li Na says she's not about to change her persona just because some people think she might be too outspoken.
Ugly scenes during and after the Beijing vs Shanxi clash will see the host team facing sanctions from the sport's governing body.
Brave Dragons fever grips success-starved city
Fans of Guangzhou R&F might soon start regretting not having bought ticket packages for the 2012 Chinese Super League season.
Chelsea's senior players should not be blamed for Andre Villas-Boas losing his job as the club's manager, skipper John Terry has said.
Canadian skier Nik Zoricic died on Saturday after crashing in a World Cup ski cross race in the Swiss resort of Grindelwald, Alpine Canada said.